Victory! Supreme Court strikes down Named Person scheme

Judges at the UK Supreme Court have declared the Scottish Government’s ‘state snooper’ Named Person scheme to be illegal. The…

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Awkward Named Person training video reveals more than intended

If someone had set out to make a video demonstrating how the Named Person marginalises families, they could not have…

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Supreme Court announces Named Person judgment day

The UK Supreme Court has announced it will hand down its Named Person judgment on Thursday 28 July at 9:45am….

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Dad speaks of Asperger’s son’s Named Person ordeal

“Her attitude was ignorant, judgemental, patronising, smug and self-righteous… And this was the person who would be responsible for our…

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Are you a state snooper?

Nobody likes a nosy parker. It’s one of the big reasons why people don’t like the Named Person scheme –…

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Government: “No requirement to consider effect on parent”

Almost every time supporters of Named Persons talk about the scheme, they end up making things worse. Digging a hole Alan…

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No judgment, no roll-out

The Government has confirmed that it will delay the implementation of the Named Person scheme in the event that there…

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NO2NP Newsletter – Summer 2016

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Worried by statutory snooping – An anonymous teacher speaks out

I am a Scottish teacher and, in common with many others, my children attend the school where I work. My…

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NO2NP letter to the Presiding Officer

NO2NP wrote to the Scottish Parliament’s Presiding Officer Ken Macintosh highlighting a “series of contradictory and conflicting statements” made by…

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